Paul Laurentiussen

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Solicitor

LLB, LLM (QUT)

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland

Paul joined our firm in November 2007.

 Previously he has specialised in personal  injury, mainly motor vehicle accidents with the remainder of his time spent in criminal matters.

His particular interest is Victims of Crime, however since joining Law Essentials he has broadened his horizons to include  Commercial work.

Paul now heads our Kingaroy Office. He and his wife Prim both live and work in the local area and are very active in the community.  

Michael Garrahy

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Company Director
LLB (QUT)

• Business Operations Leader

Now the Business Operations Leader of Law Essentials, Michael previously practiced as a Solicitor from 1988 until 2009. Michael commenced legal practice in 1988, focusing on commercial, litigation and fisheries areas. He is routinely contracted by commercial fishing interest groups to lobby Government in relation to Fishing Legislation, and actively involved with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Restructure Package, representing more than 100 commercial fishing clients. A measure of his expertise is his successful defence of many of the significant commercial fishing prosecution cases in
Queensland in the last decade.

Michael’s focus remains caring for our customers, however his time is largely spent managing the business and searching for business improvement and growth opportunities. In an effort to develop his business leadership skills, Michael has participated in business leadership executive training courses at Stanford Business School in California in 2008 and Harvard Business School in 2009.

As active outside the practice, as he is at the office, Michael thrives on high energy pursuits such as basketball, surfing, touch football, running and team triathlon.

Julie Haug

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Administration

Julie is a welcome addition to our Kingaroy Team which she joined in October 2008.

Her role is in administration and she brings a wealth of experience and local knowledge.

She is a born and bred South Burnett girl who grew up on a farm near Murgon.

She married her childhood sweetheart 17 years ago and has since worked professionally in both government and private industries.

Julie has travelled extensively over the years and recently returned from a trip to Europe in 2007. She is passionate about animals and exercise, not necessarily in that order....